THE NEW YORKER MUSICAL EVENTS [ The Musical Miracle of [ tIle Movies [ . t. F OR s eye n or , ,,"\><- .,. have :; :t Íi:;: i:: [ .\... ';'-1.', with patience and il r .;'--: III even with enthusi- I: :' " 7- i, - ..." ?:: :; : [ rests in the hands of the cinemas. We [ have heard that the orchestras in the larger film mausoleums compare fa- vorably with Mr. Stokowski's skillful eMsemble, that only the finest composi- tions are aired in cell uloid sanctuaries, these wonders is to be a nation versed in the lore of Brahms. And that's not all. We have learned to take it! [ for granted that a diet of screen music, -well digested, induces the patient to abstain from low, ear-tickling airs and to express an undying preference for [ the later quartets of B ethoven, "Tris- tan und Isolde" and the Bach B-minor M . is all so cleverly done that the [ subject never realizes that he is being transformed from a musical moron to [ a Lawrence Gilman when he enters the refrigerated edifices of Broadway to view the monochromatic evolutions [ of Mlle. Negri, the Countess Swan- son or some other recipe for over- working the box-office attendants. The customer deposits his pennies at the [ ticket-boøth, is led to a cosy seat by a courteous courier, leans back luxu- riously and the house orchestra slyly [ converts him to César Franck. When the performance is ended, the specro.- tor shuffles out thoughtfully, resolved [ to buy for immediate study a score of "Pelleas et Melisande" and to be a better man. [ A ND how, you may inquire, do these wonders come to pass? [ What are they doing in the asylums of the silent drama that persuades song pluggers to walk a mile for a Mozart concerto. Without the usual plangent [ invitation from an agreeable press de- partment, we entered one of the Broadway minarets with the rest of [ the cash consumers to discover what it was that was making America mu- sical. b r .;It. t. {. Jt. Jt. J{. {. '4}$ /!.- " - ) . .; , \. , , VALENCIA! The New Dances Are Now Ready at Arthur Murray's HIS season's new dances are the most thrilling - the most fascinating in years! When it's so easy-so much fun-to become a truly wonderful dancer, sought after. . . popular, it's a shame to merely get by- "tolerated" ! Arthur Murray's teachers are sympathetic faultfinders. They will quickly teach you to acquire confidence, poise . . . to lead forcefully and follow easily You will be taught to dance smartly! You will be delighted with Mr. Murray's new studio-its privacy . . . youthful in- structors who can teach as well as dance beautifully! I f possible, call today while the rates are so very low. ARTHUR MURRAY 7 East 43rd St. Vanderbilt 1773 "')r "')'" "')'" "'){" "'){" "'){" (" 67 J l ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] "')